House on Haunted Hill (1999) - Collector's Edition [Blu-ray]

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The remake of House on Haunted Hill did not enjoy rave movie reviews in its debut. However, it must be said that some of the most overly used cinematic special effects, such as fast-moving body tremors and headshakes of the monsters inhabiting the abandoned asylum or the stunted slow-motion/fast-motion walking sequences of ghostly Doctor Vannacutt moved from one room to another on a closed-circuit video monitor. These were cutting edge, under-utilized techniques made wildly popular in House on Haunted Hill remake. This movie is not for the faint of heart as there are liberal amounts of gore galore in this movie. If you're in the mood for something creepy you can never go wrong with this remake. This is a solid four-star movie!

I absolutely love this movie, I remember watching it when it came out and loved it then! The cinematography was on point for the late 90s! And the acting was superb!

Very fast shipping and good price for one of the best horror movies from the 90’s. Very creepy with decent gore scenes and respectable plot twists. Good acting overall with some really creepy ghosts. Similar to the remake of 13 Ghosts.

Not only am I a fan of the original William Castle/Vincent Price version of this film, but I’m also a fan of this remake. I liked it when it first came out, and I’ve only grown to appreciate it more and more over the intervening years. Geoffrey Rush is quite simply a marvel in this film. And the entire cast shines as well.SPOILERS AHEAD...As a kid, it always bothered me that the haunted house of the original film wasn’t really haunted; so when I saw THIS version of the movie I was overjoyed to how they played with those same expectations. And I was rewarded with Lovecraftian horror (my favorite kind of monster).END OF SPOILERS...This new Scream Factory Blu-Ray is a real treat, even though the extras a pretty much the same as the old DVD. If you’re already a fan, pick this one up at a sale price (anything under $20 as of this moment in time) and enjoy a truly spooky movie. The addition of Jeffrey Combs in this movie was truly inspired casting.

This review is for the movie and the superior German import Blu-ray.(DO NOT buy the Cult Movie Collection UK version, read below)PLOT...A millionaire with theatrical tendencies, Stephen Price (Geoffrey Rush) invites a number of people to stay in a vast creepy house that used to be an insane asylum. Stephen, accompanied by his bitter wife, Evelyn (Famke Janssen), offers a million dollars to anyone who can stay the whole night without dying. When Stephen and Evelyn become trapped with their guests, they quickly realize that the house really is haunted.This is a classic late 90's horror, a remake of the 50's black and white movie. Updated for a new generation with more lavish effects, a great horror even now after all these years, a good old school ghostly haunted house tale, plenty of great kills, some are bloody, the movie has some good effects for the time, a mix of practical and CGI for the spirit, but still looks cool. The cast is great which also is a thing that makes it work, quite a few famous faces from other movies, some horror. Geoffrey Rush (Pirates of the Caribbean) Famke Janssen (Goldeneye) Ali Larter (Final Destination) Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator) Bridgette Wilson (Mortal Kombat) If you love a good horror its worth picking up for some good popcorn Halloween fun.Make sure you get the German FSK 16 Blu-ray version as it has a much better picture quality and it has many bonus features. The UK Cult Movie Collection version has no features and a transfer which is a disaster, probably the worst your ever seen, the frame rate is so bad and jerky you will have a headache after 2 chapters.The German Blu-ray is UNCUT and runs at 93mins, Great HD picture and runs at the proper speed.Region B Plays in the UK. 1999. English language audio, and German. Subtitles turn off.Features include a commentary, mini featurettes (12mins) Deleted scenes (12mins) trailer, and an extra featurette that talks about the original movie and compares it to the remake (19mins)

I loved this movie when it was released, but this transfer is the worst I have ever seen on BluRay, and I've seen a lot.When the action starts or there are searchlights, the video gets very juddered. It almost looks like it has been encoded improperly and the scenes are at about 15 frames per second. At first, I thought it was a bad disc so got another, but alas it was the same.How this disc got the green light, I will never know. Apparently, the german release is miles better and has better sound too. Keep an eye out for that one and avoid this one at all costs. I couldn't even get past chapter 8 it was so bad and made my eyes hurt

Haunted house horror. The score composed by Don Davis is classic haunted house horror music and adds a gothic feel to the film. The lead character played by Geoffrey Rush takes on the persona of Vincent Price as this is a remake of his original version with more gore and guts. The plot follows a group of people who must survive the night to win one million dollars each. It is not that simple as there are many evil mechanisms, traps and ghosts providing torture!

You can't REALLY class this House on Haunted Hill as a Horror flic in the true genre because there is too much Black Comedy in it, mainly seen when Famke Janssen and Geoffrey Rush playing husband and wife in the film, play-off each other!She wants her Birthday Party to be held at the home of one of Rush's workers, "The House" which was once the County Lunatic Asylum where the practising Doctor in Charge and his Staff were madder than their charges and they carried out horrific experiments until the inmates escaped their cells and turned the tables before the place was ignited and most perished.Rush offers $1million each to anyone who will stay o/night in the mansion and who manages to SURVIVE? 4 people are invited by his wife on her guest list which is changed by him which is then changed by a person unknown and the 4 arrive in chauffered limos, Ali Larter, Bridgette Wilson, Tye Diggs and Peter Gallagher and Murder,Mystery,Horror and the un-explained begin?

if you are expecting shakespere you will be disappointed but if you want an honest to goodness horror youll love it.basically a group of people go to a haunted house which is also an asylum for a party gradually they begin to be knocked off.it is quite gory and pretty creepy,it also has several twists.the effects are good if not the acting and i really enjoyed this movie.it is better than the average pulp ive certainly seen a lot worse.it is a remake of a 50s film starring vincent price it was not much of a movie unless you have nostalgic feelings for it this new version is a huge improvement.